friday morning, nina olsen will be here to discuss with the impending fiscal cliff means for tax filing season. and the formula for paying doctors under medicare. later, how the u.s. population is expected to change or the next 50 years. jennifer, a demographer, and william, a demographer for the brookings institution. live starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the white house was very controversial. the person who designed washington city, there was competition. he submitted a design for a palace. americans were not having a palace. it was not particularly are inspiring. a european diplomat told the congress it was neither large nor of inspiring. but the answer. the congressman dave said, the building served a purpose. if it were larger and more elegant, perhaps some president would be inclined to become a permanent resident. >> vicki goldberg has gathered a few of her favorite photos in the president's home and photographs and history. watch at 7:30 on american history tv. john boehner's office described a meeting with president obama as a frank talk. he spoke to reporters about